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New York Leads the Way
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has officially weighed in on DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act. Schneiderman filed a friend of the court brief in opposition to the law, which creates a federal definition of marriage. The state of New York has long recognized out-of-state, same-sex marriages and the enactment of the Marriage Equality Act further cements our state’s position on this critical civil rights issue. My office will fight every day to defend the fundamental guarantee of equal protection under law for all New Yorkers. This past Sunday, July 24th, marked the first day of legal, gay marriages in New York state. Marriage Equality advocates are now turning their attention to the overturning of DOMA, which still prohibits … More >>
Monserrate Committee Report Is Out
Full report made available by the Albany Times-Union here – the committee concludes Monserrate “showed a reckless disregard for Ms. Geraldo’s well-being and for the severity of her injury,” and is, as the NYT puts it, “unfit to serve.” “The decisions made that night by Senator Monserrate as to the treatment of someone he ostensibly loved and cared for, were not consistent with the obvious need to obtain swift medical care for an injury of the seriousness of Ms. Giraldo’s,” the report states. “Whether the senator was worried for his political future or not, the evidence demonstrates both recklessness and callousness.” The nine-member committee, led by Senator Eric T. Schneiderman, a Democrat from Manhattan, also found that Mr. Monserrate’s actions … More >>
Ian’s Law
State Senator Eric Schneiderman (UES UWS up through Inwood) has introduced legislation called “Ian’s Law” to close loopholes that allow insurers to drop entire lines of health care coverage in order to get rid of specific, high-cost patients. Ian’s story, from Robert Harding on Kos: Put yourself in Ian Pearl’s position. You were diagnosed with muscular dystrophy shortly after your birth and have been confined to a wheelchair since you were six years old. Even though you were physically disabled, your brain is fully functional and you are striving to be the best you can be. But then it happens. At 19 years old, you have a life-threatening complication that leaves you with one option: If you are to live, … More >>
